Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Zoom Group, 800 Zorn Ave, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40206
on — Fractures, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was reaching over a conveyor to retrieve a towel and her left hand became caught in the conveyor resulting in multiple broken bones in the hand.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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